Heidi's Horizons

A journal detailing my second circumnavigation of the globe, this time on the Fall 2011 voyage of Semester at Sea. Our home for the next four months is the MV Explorer, from which we will explore 14 countries over the course of 111 days. Check back for updates on our adventures!

Sunday, December 11, 2011

12/10/11 Roatan, Honduras

OUR LAST PORT! It is bitter-sweet to write those words. I think most people are feeling the way I do; sad about leaving this wonderful li...

12/7/11 Panama Canal

Today we sailed through the locks of the Panama Canal. It was very interesting seeing how the brilliant engineers of this canal managed to...

12/5/11 Costa Rica

Wow! Costa Rica is such a cool place! In addition to being warm, green and gorgeous, Costa Ricans have decided to protect their natural ...

Monday, November 28, 2011

11/24/11 Thanksgiving Day in Hilo, Hawaii

I was on-call today, so I got up early to provide the early morning in-port clinic. Upon arriving at the clinic I found Dr. Sloane and one...

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

11/23/11

Today has been a wonderful day. We docked in Honolulu for about 6 hours to get fuel. Even though the powers that be didn't let us get ...

Sunday, November 20, 2011

11/19/11 November 19th, (the first) 2011

As we circumnavigate the globe on the MV. Explorer, we turn our clocks ahead and lose an hour of sleep 24 times in these almost 4 months....

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

11/15/11 Japan

We are just about to set sail from the port of Yokohama, to begin our long journey across the Pacific Ocean. We spent our final 2 days her...

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